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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2026

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Commission file number:001-14668

COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Energy Company of Paraná(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)The Federative Republic of Brazil(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

Rua José Izidoro Biazetto, 158 – bloco A –81200-240 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Daniel Pimentel Slaviero

+55 41 3331 4011 –ri@copel.com

Rua José Izidoro Biazetto, 158 – Bloco A – CEP 81200-240, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile number and address of company contact person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares, without par valueN/ANew York Stock Exchange*
American Depositary Shares (as evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing four Common Shares of COPELELPCNew York Stock Exchange
  • Shares are not listed for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of December 31, 2025

2,982,810,590 Common Shares, without par value

1 Special Class Preferred Share, without par value

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

†The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (§ 15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☐IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒Other ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No☒

Form 20-F 2026_FY25

COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA

COPEL and Subsidiaries

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Presentation of Financial and Other Information1
Forward-Looking Statements2
Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers2
Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable2
Item 3. Key Information3
Risk Factors3
Risks Relating to our Corporate Governance and our ADSs17
Item 4. Information on the Company20
The Company20
Business24
Concessions44
Competition52
Environmental, Social and Governance53
Plant, Property and Equipment56
The Expropriation Process57
The Brazilian Electric Power Industry57
Environmental Regulations73
Recent Developments74
Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments75
Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects75
Overview76
Analysis of Electricity Sales and Cost of Electricity Purchased79
Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 202480
Liquidity and Capital Resources83
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees87
Board of Directors87
Executive Board90
Fiscal Council92
Audit Committee92
Investment and Innovation Committee93
Sustainable Development Committee (CDS)93
People Committee93
Executive Compensation93
Employees95
Share Ownership96
Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions97
Major Shareholders97
Related Party Transactions98
Item 8. Financial Information99
Legal Proceedings99
Dividend Payment101
Item 9. The Offer and Listing104
Item 10. Additional Information104
Memorandum and Articles of Association104
Material Contracts108
Exchange Controls108
Taxation109
Documents on Display115
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk115
Item 12. Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities115
Item 12A. Debt Securities115
Item 12B. Warrants and Rights115
Item 12C. Other Securities116
Item 12D. American Depositary Shares116
Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies116
Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds116

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Item 15. Control and Procedures117
Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert118
Item 16B. Code of Ethics118
Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services118
Item 16D. Exemption from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees119
Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers119
Item 16F. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant120
Item 16G. Corporate Governance120
Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure122
Item 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections122
Item 16J. Insider Trading Policies122
Item 16K. Cybersecurity122
Item 17. Financial Statements123
Item 18. Financial Statements123
Item 19. Exhibits124
Technical Glossary125
Signatures130

Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - PWCF-3
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - DeloitteF-7
Consolidated Statements of Financial PositionF-8
Consolidated Statements of IncomeF-10
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive IncomeF-11
Consolidated Statements of Changes in EquityF-12
Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-13
Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsF-15

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